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As games go a 0-0 draw in the Barclays Premier League is not to be sniffed at, especially if if it is attained at the 'theatre of dreams or old Trafford! A severely depleted West Ham team went into the supposed jaws of death that was Man utd, however, all was not as it was supposed to be, and despite any comments made by the 'face lift' man , Hammers hit the woodwork twice and were unlucky to be be denied what would have been an incredible run of away victories against all of the top Premier League clubs.- ed

Sorry, Gallows humour. Hammers fans sitting down to see their team's starting line up will have been alarmed to notice the omission of star player Manuel Lanzini, not only from the starting line up , but from the entire squad! Word is that the diminutive Argentine picked up an injury yesterday in training that seemed inconsequential at the time, but flared up this morning. It seems another black cat has been run over by someone in claret and blue! - Ed

Manchester United: De Gea, Darmian, McNair, Smalling, Blind, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Mata, Fellaini, Lingard, Martial
Subs: Romero, Borthwick-Jackson, Varela, Carrick, Pereira, Young, Memphis
West Ham United: Adrian, Tomkins, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Song, Noble, Kouyate, Moses, Zarate, Carroll
Subs: Randolph, Jenkinson, Collins, Obiang, Oxford, Antonio, Jelavic
No Lanzini? What the...